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100 1 _aTalbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose,
_d1880-1924
245 1 4 _aThe Railway Conquest of the World
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-12-02
508 _adeaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Railway Conquest of the World" by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the development and impact of railways across the globe, weaving together both the romantic tales of railway construction and the numerous challenges faced by engineers and laborers. It particularly underscores the transformative effects of rail travel on societies, economies, and cultures. The opening of the book introduces the adventurous and perilous life of a railway surveyor, providing insight into the trials and tribulations faced during the initial mapping of railway routes. Talbot shares anecdotes that illustrate the harsh conditions and dangers of railway building, including encounters with hostile locals and treacherous natural landscapes. The narrative highlights the unsung bravery of surveyors and railway engineers who, despite facing near-insurmountable obstacles, worked tirelessly to lay down the bedrock for the vast networks of rail that would change the face of transportation forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: William Heinemann, 1911
653 _aRailroad engineering -- History
653 _aRailroads -- History
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/railwayconquesto00talbrich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66868
999 _c107690
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